Franklin, Fabian, 1853-1939

Fabian Franklin was born in Eger, Hungary on January 18, 1853. He received a PhD in Mathematics from Columbian University (now known as George Washington University) in 1869. After graduation he worked as an engineer and a surveyor for the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railraod and then the City Surveyor's Office in Baltimore before returning to academia. From 1877 to 1895 he was part of the Department of Mathematics at the Johns Hopkins University, starting as a Fellow and working up to full Professor.

In 1895 Franklin decided to leave Hopkins to start a career in journalism. He became the editor of the Baltimore News and kept the position until 1908. He served as associate editor of the New York Evening Post from 1909 until 1917. He also collaborated with Harold de Wolf Fuller as editor of the weekly literature and political publication The Review/The Review and The Independent. Franklin was an active writer, producing books and articles in many journals and newspapers. Professor Franklin was married to Christine Ladd -Franklin, a professor of psychology and logic at Columbia University. She died in 1930.